Allah is the most merciful and compassionate, and this is demonstrated by the scientific research that has revealed that when infants receive affection from their mothers, fewer genes are expressed than when they experience pain or lack of affection. This has positive short-term and long-term effects on the infant's brain, reducing pain and improving early brain development. It is this sensitivity to love and affection that leads people to seek refuge in Allah's mercy. Allah is the All-Merciful and Most Merciful, and His love and compassion is extended to His servants throughout their lives. His love is most evidently manifested in Paradise, the eternal destination for believers possessing deep faith who seek the shelter of His love.

The Qur'an highlights Allah's mercy when it mentions His response to the plea of forgiveness from Adam and his brother, and when it recounts the prayer of Ayyub. Thus, Allah's mercy and affection for mankind is everlasting and incomparable.